..In the past few years, increased diagnoses of syphilis have been reported in cities around Britain and Europe. Enhanced surveillance of cases began in 1999 to identify the epidemiology of this increase in Greater Manchester...

Behind the mask. Journey through an epidemic: some observations of contrasting public health responses to SARS

..For this reason it is important to understand the complex patterns of transmission in a closed community. We describe the epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of norovirus during an international cruise...

Investigation of food and environmental exposures relating to the epidemiology of Campylobacter coli in humans in Northwest England

Will SopwithHealth Protection Agency, North West Local and Regional Services, Liverpool, UKAppl Environ Microbiol 76:129-35. 2010

..There is little evidence to suggest that epidemiological differences between human cases of C. coli and C. jejuni are a result of different food or behavioral exposures alone...

A national outbreak of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 associated with consumption of lemon-and-coriander chicken wraps from a supermarket chain

..The outbreak was probably caused by one contaminated batch of an ingredient in the chicken wrap. Even when current best practice is in place, ready-to-eat foods can still be a risk for widespread infection...

Healthcare-associated rotavirus gastroenteritis in a large paediatric hospital in the UK